Kurt Badenhausen
Forbes Staff
Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2) squares off against Chris Algieri (20-0) in the ring on Saturday night in Macau, China with the telecast starting at 9 pm on HBO PPV (the fight will be Sunday morning local time). It is Pacquiao’s second straight year fighting at the Cotai Arena in the Venetian Macao casino in the gambling mecca of Macau where he defeated Brandon Rios last November.
Algieri burst onto the boxing scene with his upset of Ruslan Provodnikov in June. Algieri recovered from two early fight knockdowns in the fight to win a split decision. Algieri’s background gets a lot of attention with him holding a Masters degree in clinical nutrition, and the promoters are pushing him as a modern day Rocky Balboa with New York roots. Saturday is Algieri’s first bout where he has not been working a second job heading into fight night, and his purse will be 17 times more than his previous biggest payday.
Manny Pacquiao looks to stay on top against Chris Algieri.
But the star of Saturday’s fight is Pacquiao, who long ago cemented his place as one of the greatest fighters of his generation and an icon in the Philippines where he is a two-term congressman. Pacquiao has bounced back from two defeats in 2012 to post two impressive wins over the last 12 months. With Pacquiao’s resurgence, promoter Bob Arum is once again making noise about a possible blockbuster fight between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Most have dismissed the talk as Arum trying to create interest in Pacquiao-Algieri, which is a tough sell on pay-per-view beyond the hard core boxing crowd.
Here are some of the numbers that define Pacquiao’s career and Saturday’s fight.
3.5: Algieri’s height advantage in inches compared to Pacquiao. He’ll have a 5″ reach advantage.
4: Pacquiao’s current rank in The Ring’s pound-for-pound rankings. He has been in the top 10 for more than a decade.
5: Career losses for Pacquiao, including back-to-back defeats in 2012 after 15 straight victories.
8: Pacquiao is the first and only eight-division champion in the sport.
8: Pacquiao is the first and only eight-division champion in the sport.
12%: Top tax rate in Macau compared to 39.6% in the U.S.
36: Pacquiao’s age after his birthday next month.
38: Knockouts in 56 wins for Pacquaio, but the last one was in 2009.
144: Catch-weight in pounds for Pacquiao-Algieri.
-650: Pac-Man is the heavy favorite, although the odds have come down a bit. You must bet $650 to win $100 if taking Pacquiao. $100 on Algieri nets you $425 if he can pull the upset.
27,273: Miles traveled by the fighters during the media tour to drum interest in the Algieri fight.
475,000: PPV buys for Pacquiao’s 2013 Macau fight against Rios.
750,000-900,000: Arum’s expectation for PPV buys for Saturday’s bout.
750,000-900,000: Arum’s expectation for PPV buys for Saturday’s bout.
$800,000: Pacquiao’s earnings from endorsements last year.
1.45 million: Number of Pacquiao Twitter followers.
$1.675 million: Algieri’s purse for Saturday’s fight. His previous high was $100,000 for his fight against Provodnikov.
13.2 million: Total PPV buys for fight cards featuring Pacquiao.
$23 million: Pacquiao’s purse for the Algieri fight with upside potential based on PPV buys.
$30 million: Pacquiao’s biggest fight payday for his third fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, which took place in 2011 and generated 1.45 million PPV buys.
$41.8 million: Earnings between June 2013 and June 2014 for Paquiao, which ranked No. 11 among the world’s highest-paid athletes.
200-300 million: Potential viewership in China for Saturday’s card, according to Arum, fueled by Chinese boxer Zou Shiming, who fights on the undercard.
200-300 million: Potential viewership in China for Saturday’s card, according to Arum, fueled by Chinese boxer Zou Shiming, who fights on the undercard.
$335 million: Career earnings, including endorsements, for Pacquiao after the Algieri fight.
$730 million: Career PPV revenue for Pacquiao fights.
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